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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11796769 The race to the Chase is on The+race+to+the+Chase+is+on NASCAR

Who will get to celebrate a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup after the Richmond race? Keep tabs on who already has booked a spot in NASCAR's playoff and who is on the outside with Chasers and wannabes.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11797286 Kevin Harvick Kevin+Harvick NASCAR

With his victory at Michigan, Harvick put enough distance between his team and 13th place to clinch a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11796768 Jeff Gordon Jeff+Gordon NASCAR

With his 11th-place finish at Bristol, the four-time Cup champion clinched a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11906884 Kyle Busch Kyle+Busch NASCAR

Thanks to his top-five finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch has clinched a spot in the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11796771 Tony Stewart Tony+Stewart NASCAR

With his win in the Emory Healthcare 500, the two-time Cup champion has locked up a spot in the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11797425 Carl Edwards Carl+Edwards NASCAR

Courtesy of his runner-up finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Edwards has built up enough of a points cushion ahead of 13th place to punch his for the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11906885 Jeff Burton Jeff+Burton NASCAR

A fourth-place finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway was enough for Burton to clinch a spot in NASCAR's version of the playoffs, the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11796770 Jimmie Johnson Jimmie+Johnson NASCAR

The four-time defending champion is in position to make it five in a row as his third-place finish at Atlanta was enough to clinch him a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11797503 Kurt Busch Kurt+Busch NASCAR

With a sixth-place run at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the 2004 Cup series champion has done enough this season to clinch a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11797483 Matt Kenseth Matt+Kenseth NASCAR

The 2003 Cup series champion clinched a spot in the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup with his 11th-place run at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11797287 Denny Hamlin Denny+Hamlin NASCAR

Although he suffered an engine failure at Atlanta Motor Speedway, he left the track with a big enough advantage on the drivers outside the Chase for the Sprint Cup cutoff that he has clinched a spot in NASCAR's playoff.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11796775 Greg Biffle Greg+Biffle NASCAR

Biffle enters the final race of NASCAR's regular season at Richmond International Raceway knowing that a finish of 42 or better will clinch him a spot in the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Also, if he leads a lap at Richmond, he will lock up a spot in the playoff regardless of his result.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11796777 Clint Bowyer Clint+Bowyer+ NASCAR

Bowyer needs to finish 28th or better in Saturday night's Air Guard 400 at Richmond International Raceway to lock up a spot in the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11796779 Ryan Newman Ryan+Newman+ NASCAR

Newman has to earn 117 more points than Clint Bowyer or 161 more points than Greg Biffle in order to snag one of the two final available spots in the2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11796780 Jamie McMurray Jamie+McMurray+ NASCAR

The Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 winner needs to make up 128 points on 12th-place Clint Bowyer and earn 12 more points than Ryan Newman in the standings at Richmond International Raceway in order to earn a spot in the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup.

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NASCAR 167 63 Meet the 2010 Chasers and wannabes 11796776 Mark Martin Mark+Martin NASCAR

Martin is the lowest driver in the standings with a mathematical shot at making the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup. He has to make up 147 points on 12th-place Clint Bowyer as well as make up 19 points on Ryan Newman and eight points on Jamie McMurray in order to earn the last spot in NASCAR's playoff.

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